Hungary’s threatening letter to Brussels centered on the Ukraine crisis

– International news – Tasnim news agency According to the German newspaper Die Welt, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has vetoed the EU’s decisions on strategy. Europe has threatened Ukraine. In a letter, Orban called for a “phase of reflection” and consensus. Orban recently met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, even despite the EU’s opposition.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban wants to use this new veto threat to create a fundamental debate about EU policy in Ukraine. use. In this threatening letter, Orban wrote: until there is a consensus on the future strategy to deal with the crisis in this country attacked by Russia, it is not possible at the level of the heads of states and governments about additional financial support, security guarantees or European Union enlargement process decided. This letter is addressed to Charles Michel, President of the European Council. EU partner countries in Brussels also received this letter. In this letter, it is stated that the agreement on further sanctions against Russia will not be possible until then. The December 14-15 meeting will take broad decisions in favor of Ukraine, including the start of EU accession talks and additional financial support of billions of dollars until the end of 2027. However, decisions in this regard are only possible if none of the member states give a veto.

In particular, “Orban” demanded answers to a number of questions by the heads of states and member states of the European Union. One of these questions is whether the European Union’s strategic goal of a victory in Ukraine along with fundamental political changes in Russia can still be considered realistic. He also asks, for example, what kind of security architecture is imaginable in post-war Europe and how Ukraine’s desire to join the European Union can be reconciled with political and economic realities. The basis of these discussions should be a detailed analysis of the consequences of the sanctions so far and support programs for Ukraine; For example, the EU Commission has yet to announce how the sanctions against Russia will affect the European economy. Orban argues in the letter that the EU’s latest statement on Ukraine, which was issued in October Adopted, it is based on the assumption that the current EU strategy is working. However, according to Orban, the situation on the battlefield casts doubt on this, as the situation on the battlefield remains largely unchanged despite the Ukrainian counteroffensive. He wrote that these developments require a “period of reflection” and possibly adjusting the goals and tools of the European Union.

Some diplomats acknowledged on Wednesday that “Orban” raised the right and important questions in this letter. At the same time, however, his recent meeting with Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin has fueled suspicions in the European Union that he is acting under Russian influence. In addition, it is likely that Orban is also interested in collecting more than 13 billion euros of frozen EU funds for his country.

The European Commission announced about a year ago that only in It will release the funds if Orban’s right-wing nationalist government fully delivers on its promises to uphold the rule of law. Orban believes that his country has met all the conditions.

EU financial support for Ukraine is currently guaranteed only until the end of the year. A total of 18 billion euros has been allocated for this purpose, and on Wednesday, the European Union transferred another part of this amount of 1.5 billion euros. It helps us maintain economic stability in times of war. Brussels has provided 85 billion euros in aid to Ukraine since the Russian invasion 21 months ago. Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Union Commission, suggested that this EU candidate country should receive another 50 billion euros by the end of 2027. The rule of law has been criticized. Billions of funds from Brussels have been stopped for this country.

Representatives of the European Parliament in a vote recently also voted in favor of the plan to suspend Hungary for the one-term presidency of the European Union under the pretext that the country’s values ​​are not in line with European values.

Last December, the European Commission blocked approximately 22 billion euros for Hungary from the European Union’s structural budget for the period 2021-2027. The reason given was that Budapest does not meet the requirements of the European Union in terms of the rule of law.

Hungary is one of the member states of the European Union with which Brussels has many challenges. This country usually emphasizes the advancement of independent policies in domestic and international affairs, and it is also not in harmony with the European Union in its stance on the war in Ukraine and tries to advance its own policies.

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